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John Ball
1585–1640
John Ball. Puritan minister at Whitmore, Staffordshire. His Treatise of Faith and posthumous Treatise of the Covenant of Grace were influential contributions to English covenant theology.
From A Friendly Trial of the Grounds Tending to Separation
PRayer is the sweet and familiar conference of a faithfull soul with the Lord his mercifull Father: Or, A calling upon God in the name of Christ with the heart, and sometimes with the voice, according to his will, for our selves and others. In it (to let passe other matters not pertinent to this purpose) foure things come to be considered: the Subject recipient, Authour, Matter, and Manner thereof. The honour of invocation is due to God onely in and through Jesus Christ: [Psal. 50. 15.] To God onely, [1. Tim. 2. 5.] as the chief, best and most perfect good; through Christ, [John 10. 23.] as our Mediatour, in whom we have accesse to the throne of grace. [Ephes. 2. 18.] Prayer is not a work of nature but of grace. [Rom. 8. 26.] The principall authour thereof is the holy Ghost. Man indeed doth poure out his…
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Works in the Library 2
A Friendly Trial of the Grounds Tending to Separation 1640
Ball defends liturgical worship and church communion practices against separatist objections, arguing for the lawfulness of set forms of prayer and mixed ecclesiastical assemblies.
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A Treatise of the Covenant of Grace 1645
Ball's treatise comprehensively explains the covenant of grace, its nature, parties, conditions, and benefits as central to understanding God's redemptive plan and Christian salvation.
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Passages John Ball cites most
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Galatians 3:138×
Galatians 3:167×
Genesis 17:17×
2 Corinthians 5:156×
Isaiah 53:106×
Romans 8:346×
2 Corinthians 5:195×
2 Timothy 1:95×
Colossians 1:195×
Galatians 3:195×
Hebrews 1:35×
Hebrews 2:75×
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